Ricoh Gr 1 Instruction Manual

							Before You Begin
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•	 To	save	battery	power,	you	can	set	the	following	functions	in	the	[Setup]	menu.
Operation When the setting is disabled
Auto Power Off The camera will turn off automatically 
if no operations are performed during 
the	
set	time.	 You	can	set	this	 to	[Off ]	
or a certain number of minutes up to 
30 minutes.
To resume operation, turn the camera 
on again. •	 When	
recording	 movies	or	dur-
ing continuous shooting
•	 During	multiple	exposure	 shooting, interval shooting, or 
interval composite
•	 During	 playback	movies	or	slide	
show
•	 During	processing
•	 During	 image	transfer	 with	an	
Eye-Fi card
•	 When	connected	to	a	computer
Sleep The camera dims the display automati-
cally if no operations are performed dur-
ing	
the	 set	time.	 You	can	set	this	 to	[Off ]	
or a certain number of minutes up to 30 
minutes. •	 When	
recording	 movies	or	dur-
ing continuous shooting
•	 During	multiple	exposure	 shooting, interval shooting, or 
interval composite
•	 During	playback
•	 When	connected	to	an	AV	or	 HDMI cable
LCD Auto Dim The camera dims the display automati-
cally if the camera is not moved within 
five	
seconds.	 You	can	select	 [On]	or	[Off ].
•	 The	power	indicator	lamp	can	be	set	to	[On]	or	[Off ]	in	[Power	Button	Lamp]	in	the	[Setup]	menu.  
						

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Setting the Date and Time
When the power is turned on for the first time, the [Date Settings] screen 
appears.
1 Set the year, month, day, hour, 
minute, and date format.
Press #$ to select an item, and press !"  to 
change the value.
To cancel the setting press the r button.
2 Press MENU/OK.
A confirmation screen appears.
3 Press MENU/OK.
The date is set.
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•	 If	the	battery	 is	removed	 for	about	 five	days,	 the	date	 and	time	 settings	 will	be	lost.	 To	retain	 the	date	
and time settings, insert a battery with sufficient power for at least two hours, and then remove the 
battery.
•	 The	set	date	and	time	can	be	changed	in	[Date	Settings]	in	the	[Setup]	menu.
•	 The	language	displayed	for	the	menus	and	messages	can	be	changed	in	[Language/N].  
						

							First Steps
Read this section before 
using your camera for 
the first time.
Basic Shooting................................ 32
Playing Back Images ..................... 37
Using the Menu .............................. 38  
						

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Basic Shooting
Now you are ready.
Taking Photographs with Auto Settings
1 Turn the mode dial to 5.
Press the mode dial lock button and rotate 
the mode dial.
2 To use the flash, slide the FOPEN 
switch down.
The flash opens.
The auto focus/flash lamp blinks while the 
flash charges. Once the flash is charged, the 
lamp turns off and the camera is ready to 
shoot.
The flash will not fire when the flash cover is closed.
3 Half-press the shutter release 
button.
Frame your subject in the center of the pic -
ture display and press the shutter release but -
ton halfway to set focus and exposure.
If the camera is able to focus, the focus frames 
(up to nine) that contain objects that are in 
focus are shown in green.
4 Full-press the shutter release button.
The photograph you have just taken will be displayed in the picture display 
and recorded.  
						

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•	 The	autofocus/flash	 lamp	and	the	frame	 color	show	 whether	
the subject is in focus.
Focus status Frame ColorAuto focus/flash lamp
Camera has not yet focused. WhiteOff
Subject in focus GreenOn (green)
Camera unable to focus. Red (blinks)Blinks (green)
•	 The	 camera	 cannot	focus	or	a	subject	 may	not	be	in	focus	 even	if	focus	 frames	 are	displayed	 in	green	
in the following cases. •	 Objects	that	lack	contrast	(the	sky,	a	white	wall,	the	hood	of	a	car,	etc.)
•	 Flat	objects	with	only	horizontal	lines
•	 Fast-moving	objects
•	 Objects	that	are	poorly	lit
•	 Objects	with	bright	reflections	or	backlighting
•	 Flickering	objects,	such	as	fluorescent	lights.
•	 Point	light	sources	(light	bulbs,	spotlights,	or	LEDs)If the camera is unable to focus, lock focus on another object at the same distance from the camera 
as your subject, then recompose the photograph and take the picture.
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•	 In	5 mode, pictures are taken with the following settings:
•	 ISO	Setting	[AUTO-HI]
•	 Noise	reduction	[AUTO]
•	 Exposure	metering	[Multi]
•	 Focus	[Face	recognition	priority	AF]
•	 Auto	Macro
•	 White	balance	[Multi-pattern	AUTO]
•	 Flash	[Auto]
The settings cannot be changed for the above functions.
•	 Choose	 how	long	 a	picture	 is	displayed	 in	the	 picture	 display	 after	shooting.	 Select	[OFF],	[0.5s],	 [1s],	
[2s],	 [3s],	or	[HOLD]	 in	[LCD	 Confirm.]	 in	the	 [Setup]	 menu.	When	set	to	[Hold],	 the	image	 remains	
displayed until the next time you half-press the shutter release button.
•	 Keep	 the	shutter	 release	button	half-pressed	 after	shooting,	 holds	the	focus,	 aperture,	 shutter	speed,	
Auto focus/flash lamp
Frame  
						

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ISO, and white balance settings. The shooting conditions are not held in the following cases:•	 Self-timer
•	 Interval	timer	shooting
•	 Interval	composite
•	 3 mode
Self-Timer
The self-timer can be set to two seconds or a custom setting. A setting of two 
seconds is useful for preventing camera shake. With [Custom Self-Timer], you 
can set the storage capacity and the shooting interval.
1 Press the t button.
The Self-timer setting screen appears.
Pressing the t  button switches between [Self-Timer 2 Sec], [Custom Self-
Timer], and [Self-Timer Off ].
2 Take a picture.
The AF auxiliary light lights when the self-
timer starts.
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•	 The	camera	 remains	 in	self-timer	 mode	even	after	the	image	 is	shot.	 To	cancel	 the	self-timer,	 change	
the	self-timer	setting	to	[Self-Timer	Off ].
•	 When	the	self-timer	is	set	to	[Self-Timer	2	Sec],	the	AF	auxiliary	light	does	not	light.
•	 When	 [Custom	Self-Timer]	 is	set,	 the	following	 items	are	set	in	[Custom	 Self-Timer]	 in	the	 [Shooting]	
menu.
Number of shots 1 to 10 (Default is 2.)
Shooting interval 5 to 10 sec. (Default is 5 sec.)
•	 When	the	number	of	shots	is	two	or	more,	the	focus	is	fixed	at	the	position	of	the	first	shot.
•	 The	 t button is used as the Fn2 button. The self-timer cannot be used when a function other than 
the	 self-timer	 is	registered	 with	[Fn2	Button	 Setting]	 (GP.	 107)	in	the	 [Key	 Custom	 Options]	
menu.
•	 [Custom	Self-Timer]	cannot	be	selected	when	the	focus	is	set	to	[Subj.	 Tracking].  
						

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Checking the Camera Level and Tilt
This camera has a built-in level indicator that can be used to indicate the 
level	and	tilt	of	the	 camera	 on	the	 picture	 display.	 You	can	check	 for	the	 hori-
zontal level and tilt in the forward-backward direction.
1 Press and hold the DISP. button.
The menu is displayed.
2 Press the !"  buttons to select a setting.
Off Indicators are not displayed.
Level + Tilt Displays the level and tilt indicators. (Default setting)
Level Displays only the level indicator.
3 Press MENU/OK.
The indicator is displayed on the shooting screen.
The level is indicated with a vertical line, and the tilt is indicated with a hori-
zontal	line.	Yellow	 indicates	 the	camera	 is	not	 level	 or	is	tilted,	 and	green	 indi-
cates that the camera is level or is not tilted.
Camera is level.
GreenWhen tilted to the right Yellow  
						

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Camera is rotated too far for-
ward or backward or unable 
to measure tilt. RedWhen tilted forward
Yellow
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•	 The	 indicators	 are	displayed	 only	when	 [Level	 Indicator]	 is	set	 to	[On]	 in	the	 [DISP.	 Button	 Display	
Setting]	in	the	[Setup]	menu.	(GP. 110)
•	 The	 indicators	 can	also	 be	set	 in	[Level	 Setting]	 in	the	 [Setup]	 menu.	You	can	use	[Level (Tilt) Calibra-
tion]	in	the	[Setup]	menu	to	set	the	current	camera	tilt	as	the	reference	setting.
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•	 The	 level	indicator	 does	not	operate	 when	the	camera	 is	upside	 down,	movies	 are	being	 recorded,	 or	
during interval shooting.
•	 The	 level	function	 becomes	 less	accurate	 when	the	camera	 is	moving	 or	when	 shooting	 in	an	 environ-
ment subject to movement, such as on a amusement ride.
•	 Use	 this	function	 as	reference	 to	see	 if	images	 are	level	 when	 shooting.	 The	accuracy	 cannot	be	guar-
anteed when using the camera as a level.  
						

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Playing Back Images
Images can be viewed in the picture display.
1 Press the 6 button.
The camera switches to playback mode and 
the last still image you took is displayed.
2 Press the #$ buttons to change the 
displayed image.
You	can	perform	the	following	operations:
# buttonBack one photo
$ button Ahead one photo
Press and hold #$ buttons Fast Forward
To switch the camera back to shooting mode, press the 6 button again.
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•	 You	can	select	 the	display	 order	from	[File	Numbers]	 or	[Sht.	 Date/Time]	 in	[Playback Order Options] 
in	the	[Setup]	menu.
•	 When	using	an	Eye-Fi	card,	if	[Eye-Fi	Connection	Settings]	in	the	[Setup]	menu	is	set	to	[On (Se -
lected)], you can transfer the images by pressing the Effect button in the playback mode.  
(GP. 98)
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•	 When	 [Auto	Rotate]	 is	set	 to	[On]	 in	the	 [Setup]	 menu,	images	 are	rotated	 automatically	 according	to	
the camera orientation.
•	 Images	 shot	with	 [Continuous	 Mode]	and	[Auto	 Bracket]	 are	rotated	 automatically	 according	to	the	
orientation of the first image.
•	 Auto	Rotate	does	not	work	in	the	following	cases: •	 When	playing	back	movies
•	 In	Grid	 View
•	 When	playing	back	images	shot	with	the	camera	tilted	too	far	forward	or	backward
•	 During	[Skew	Correct	Mode]
•	 During	enlarging	images
•	 During	[Slide	show]	playback
•	 When	playing	back	images	on	AV	equipment  
						

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Using the Menu
1 Press MENU/OK.
The menu is displayed.
The menu that is displayed first varies de-
pending on the mode when the button is 
pressed.
To change the menu, press the # button, use 
the  !"  buttons to select a tab, and then 
press the $ button.
2 Press the !"  buttons to select an 
item.
Pressing the X/Y button moves the cursor 
to the head of the menu delimiter (horizontal 
line).
3 Press the $ button.
The options are displayed.
4 Press the !"  buttons to select an 
option.
5 Press the MENU/OK button, or press the # button and then the 
MENU/OK button.
The setting is set.
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•	 For	details	of	the	menus,	see	“Menus” 	(GP. 114).